Al-Muqtafi

al-Muqtafi (1096-12 March 1160) was the Abbasid Caliph from 17 August 1136 to 23 March 1159, succeeding al-Rashid and preceding al-Mustanjid.

Biography
al-Muqtafi was the son of al-Mustazhir, and he became Caliph in 1136. He was able to defend the capital of Baghdad from several attacks, but he was ill-advised to support a rebellion against the Seljuks. In 1157, he defeated the Seljuks when they laid siege to Baghdad, and he was seen as virtuous, able, and brave due to his successful defense of the Abbasid Caliphate. He died in 1160, having abdicated a year earlier.